Traveling

We have returned from spending 10 hours in the car in order to spend about 5 hours with our daughter! Who but a parent would do such a thing?

We decided to go to Conway to see Emily for dinner on Father's Day. All the way down, we listened to the Open, hoping that Rory McIlroy would win the thing, which he did. My iPhone applications are remarkable things - this one actually simulcast with the radio, and we heard the tournament as it happened.

On the way back, however, we passed through Harrison, Arkansas, and I remembered that I hadn't told you about 1929 Hotel Seville, where we stayed when we went to see Emily receive the Bennett Prize, a cash award for the best paper dealing with business ethics. We couldn't leave for Conway until after choir practice at 8 on that Wednesday, and could not drive the whole 5 hours fully awake, so we decided to try to find a hotel about halfway there. Because all the chains were full, we looked at the Seville and decided to give it a try. What a delight!

Our room was very small, but adequate, and most important, the bathroom had been renovated so that it was the best space in the room. We had a walk-in shower and the whole bathroom was completely tiled. Best, the price we paid for the room, which I don't remember right now, was very reasonable. We also had covered parking, and I slept through the night in the very comfortable bed. The hotel has a restaurant in the lobby, where at least breakfast is served, and presumably, so is lunch and dinner. The bar is gorgeous, but all were closed by the time we arrived that night.

So if you are on the road in northwest Arkansas and need a place to stop for the night, remember the 1929 Hotel Seville in Harrison.